by Caravela Coffee | Feb 6, 2023 | Mexico
Sierra Mixteca 70 producers small-scale producers with a 1.5 hectare average farm size from Oaxaca. STORY The Sierra Mixteca is the mountain range that can be found between the states of Oaxaca and Puebla. It is also known the land of the clouds in the Mixtec...
by Caravela Coffee | Feb 6, 2023 | Mexico
La Angostura Group of small-scale producers from Chiapas STORY The Rio Grijalva is the powering force behind La Angostura, an ambitious dam and reservoir in Chiapas Mexico. This river starts its journey near the board of Guatemala, with the source coming from the...
by Caravela Coffee | Feb 6, 2023 | Mexico
Ozolotepec STORY Ozolotepec is the name given to a town and the greater region in the southern mountain range in Oaxaca. For many years, the people of Ozolotepec were in disagreement with the people of the coast, and especially with those from the town of San Mateo....
by Caravela Coffee | Feb 6, 2023 | Mexico
Malvarisco STORY In the southernmost part of Oaxaca, near the Pacific Ocean, is the town of Malvarisco in the munici- pality of San Pedro El Alto. The history of Malvarisco dates to 1926 when native Zapotec families from the municipality moved to Malvarisco after...
by Caravela Coffee | Jan 24, 2023 | Mexico
Teotepec STORY Cerro Teotepec is the highest peak in the state of Guerrero, located at 3,550 MASL in the Sierra Madre del Sur Mountain range. Teotepec means “Cerro de Dios” or Hill of God, and it is an area surrounded by dense forests and ravines with a high...
by Caravela Coffee | Jan 24, 2023 | Mexico
Monte Alban STORY Monte Alban is the 1000-year-old Zapotec ruin that can be seen from the coffee farms that are hidden in the mountains surrounding the site. Monte Alban is very close to the city of Oaxaca, a culinary hot spot in Mexico with a food culture that has...
